Address Verification & Geolocation
Confirm where your customers really are — across all of Africa.
VerifyAfrica's address verification and geolocation intelligence engine validates customer addresses and uses location signals to assess risk. Designed for African address formats where traditional postal verification fails.
From submission to decision in seconds
A transparent, auditable process designed for speed and compliance.
Address Submission
The customer submits their address. Our engine normalises it against African address formats, including informal and landmark-based addresses.
Document-Based Verification
Utility bills, bank statements, and government letters are accepted as proof of address and verified using OCR and AI.
Geolocation Cross-Check
Device GPS, IP geolocation, and Wi-Fi signals are cross-referenced against the stated address to detect inconsistencies.
Risk Signal Generation
A location risk score is generated, flagging VPN use, impossible travel, high-risk jurisdictions, and address mismatches.
Everything included, out of the box
No stitching together multiple vendors. Every capability you need in a single API.
African Address Normalisation
Handles informal, landmark-based, and non-standard African address formats.
Proof of Address OCR
Extract and verify address data from utility bills, bank statements, and government letters.
GPS Verification
Verify customer location using device GPS with tamper detection.
IP Intelligence
IP geolocation, VPN/proxy detection, and Tor exit node identification.
Impossible Travel Detection
Flag accounts showing physically impossible location changes between sessions.
High-Risk Jurisdiction Flags
Automatic flagging of addresses in FATF grey-listed or sanctioned jurisdictions.
Built for every industry in Africa
Trusted by fintechs, banks, iGaming operators, and more across the continent.
Fintech & Banking
Verify customer addresses for KYC compliance and detect location-based fraud signals.
Insurance
Validate policyholder addresses for accurate risk pricing and fraud prevention.
Lending
Confirm borrower addresses and detect location inconsistencies that signal fraud.
E-commerce
Validate delivery addresses and detect shipping fraud using geolocation signals.
Common questions
Everything you need to know about Address Verification & Geolocation.
Our address normalisation engine is trained on African address formats, including landmark-based addresses common in West Africa and informal settlement addresses in Southern Africa.
Utility bills, bank statements, government letters, and tenancy agreements are accepted. Documents must be dated within the last 3 months by default (configurable).
Yes. GPS verification and IP geolocation can be used as alternative or supplementary address signals, particularly useful for mobile-first onboarding flows.
If a customer logs in from Lagos and then from Nairobi 30 minutes later, that's physically impossible. Our system flags these events as potential account takeover or shared credential signals.
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